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[–] hereisoblivion@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago (59 children)

I'm a bit confused by this.

Does this imply that the human race is drastically more sexually fluid than most species when allowed to be without oppression? Or that the culture gen z has grown up in helps cultivate a more fluid preference?

I grew up in the 80s, so I'm trying to understand, but it's tough meshing statements like this with my experiences.

Please don't misunderstand this post as disapproval. Just confusion.

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 52 points 11 months ago (20 children)

The best explanation I've heard is that it's similar to the stats for left-handed people. Way back in the day, almost no one "identified" as being left-handed. But once the stigma against left-handedness was eliminated, the numbers went up.

So in other words, yes, it's a reflection of LGBTQ+ becoming more acceptable, particularly among Gen Z. There could be other factors, but that's probably the main one.

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (19 children)

28% seems huge, though. Are there any other animals like that? I'm kind of confused how it's that high even with acceptance lol.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Bonobos.

Human appear to be about halfway between chimps and bonobos on the primate spectrum. The violence of chimps combined with the fluid sexual social habits of bonobos lol

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-insights-same-sex-sexual-interactions-important.amp

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

The article pointed out that the same sex encounters were only high for females, idk if that’s that similar to humans.

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